“As we discovered firsthand, the Big 10 rivalry between Michigan and Wisconsin expands well beyond the football field.

The roughly 50-mile stretch between Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo and its roughly eight to nine breweries (depending on the geographic leeway given by the person asked) constitute the heart of Michigan craft brewing, as do the two biggest breweries within it: Bell's and Founders.”

The list briefly lauds Bell’s and Founders, but throws the net wide on Michigan breweries, plugging Arcadia in Battle Creek, New Holland in Holland, Jolly Pumpkin in Ann Arbor and North Peak and Right Brain breweries in Traverse City, among others.

Apparently, those are all near Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo…

Perhaps a geography lesson for The Street staff writers (who suggest traveling on "Route 131") is in order after the vacation. Anyway, here's a sampling of Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo beer news of late: